EIM68520 - Tax treatment of racehorse training or stud farm establishment employees: stable lads: subsistence allowances: overtime, Sunday racing payment and racing abroad allowance

Overtime

All overtime payments should be subject to PAYE and taxed in full.

Sunday racing payment

This is a subsistence allowance to cover the extra cost of working away from the normal place of work but is paid only when the race is on a Sunday. The amounts paid and the amount that can be paid without operating PAYE are set out in the table below. PAYE should be operated on the excess.

Date of payment Total payment Paid tax-free Operate PAYE on
1 February 2002 to 31 January 2003 拢26 拢12 拢14
1 February 2003 to 31 January 2004 拢27 拢12 拢15
1 February 2004 to 31 January 2005 拢28 拢12 拢16
1 February 2005 to 31 January 2006 拢29 拢12 拢17
1 February 2006 to 1 March 2020 拢30 拢12 拢18
2 March 2020 onwards 拢30 拢16 拢14

Racing abroad allowance

Employees who have to go abroad to attend races will almost always have to stay away overnight. In most cases they will be provided with modest accommodation free of charge, for example, a room in a lodging house, or at the race course. Employees will also receive a daily subsistence allowance to pay for all meals. The amounts paid and the amount that can be paid without operating PAYE are set out in the table below. PAYE should be operated on the excess. HMRC accepts that no tax charge arises on the provision of modest overnight accommodation when these employees have to stay away from their permanent workplace attending races.

Date of payment Total payment Paid tax-free Operate PAYE on
1 February 2004 to 31 January 2005 拢25 拢21 拢4
1 February 2005 to 31 January 2006 拢26 拢21 拢5
1 February 2006 to 30 November 2012 拢27 拢21 拢6
1 December 2012 to 1 December 2019 拢30 拢21 拢9
2 December 2019 to 1 March 2020 拢47.50 拢21 拢26.50
2 March 2020 onwards 拢47.50 拢28.30 拢19.20